How to Go to Confession

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Full Playlist: • Christian Beliefs, Prayer Practice • - • - • Watch more Christian Beliefs, Prayer Practice videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/2424-Ho... • Reconciliation, or penance, is one of Catholicism's seven sacraments, and followers are expected to go to confession at least once a year. Rest assured that the priest, bound by the seal of confession, will not divulge your sins. • Step 1: Examine actions since last confession • Examine your actions since your last confession. Reflect on those that have hurt other people or distanced you from God. Perhaps you’ve acted selfishly with a friend, or treated a family member unkindly. It goes without saying that you should already be reflecting on the heavy hitters, like adultery or theft. • Step 2: Find out confession schedule • Call your local church or consult the parish bulletin to find out when confessions are scheduled. If necessary, you can also arrange a different time with a priest. • Step 3: Enter the confessional • Enter the confessional or the designated meeting place. • Tip • You do not have to be in a classic confessional to receive the sacrament of reconciliation. • Step 4: Greet the priest • Greet the priest. • Step 5: Tell priest last confession date • Say, Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It's been X days, months, or years since my last confession. • Step 6: Tell priest of hurtful actions • Tell the priest about the hurtful actions you thought about earlier. • Tip • Rather than giving him a laundry list of sins, take the opportunity to have an open dialogue with your confessor. • Step 7: Receive penance from priest • Receive your penance from the priest, which is usually some form of prayer or reconciliation with another person. • Step 8: Say the Act of Contrition • Say the Act of Contrition. • Step 9: Receive priest's absolution • Receive the priest's absolution, which frees you of your sins. • Step 10: Do your penance • Do your penance and resolve, as best you can, to avoid the same sins in the future. • Step 11: Celebrate your forgiveness • Celebrate your forgiveness—just try not to commit any sins while doing so. • Did You Know? • A priest cannot break the confessional seal under penalty of automatic excommunication—even to report a crime.

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